Glennon Doyle-Melton first appeared in virus form. Missives from her blog, momastery.com, were so heart-poundingly great, so honest and funny, and resonated with so many mothers, they spread faster than Sars. She now has over 100,000 people following her. Actually following doesn’t quite sum it up. It’s more like addiction. We inhale her words. Her […]
Author Archives: Barfbag
November
03
The Kick-Ass Star
posted by Barfbag
Angela Gulner wrote and stars in BINGE. A show about a bulimic pastry chef (which is totally genius and an utter disaster) who discovers self worth and sexuality dance a dangerous dance. It draws a correlation between messed up relationships and messed up eating and is blowing apart shame all over YouTube.
August
02
The Stigma Smashing Speaker
posted by Barfbag
Lee Thomas is not just a stigma smasher, she’s a shit kicking stigma smasher. She talks to teens about bulimia, bipolar and ADHD, and how she struggled silently for many years in her teens before finally seeking help.
May
11
The Bright Italian
posted by Barfbag
You know, sometimes I look at my life and see how nearly every part of it could have been so much easier without bulimia, without the constant thoughts going around in my mind. How much more of my life I could have been living and not spending so much time and energy and money on something that was never going to build me up, but tear me down. However, I know I am all the stronger for everything I have gone through…
April
16
The Vintage Explorer
posted by Barfbag
Julie’s explored a lot of places. Sometimes she takes herself on those trips where you wake up in a difference city every day. In between rummaging around in vintage shops and charity work, she runs a blog that’s all about kicking bulimia in the butt, with some good travel and fashion and finance tips along […]
February
25
The Pageant Queen
posted by Barfbag
Mari can’t stand the title ‘beauty pageant’ because of the negative connotations. Yet her experience was anything but negative. Pageants were the thing that saved her from her eating disorder and also the thing that undid her.
December
13
The Amazingly Fit Fitness Guru
posted by Barfbag
For many years, Patricia Moreno’s fans did not know that behind her successful TV fitness career, she had a secret. A really big secret.
